Teaspoon

/ˈtiːˌspuːn/ noun

Definition

A small spoon used for stirring tea or measuring small amounts in cooking, holding about 5 milliliters.

Etymology

Compound: tea (from Chinese 'cha' via Dutch and Portuguese traders) + spoon (Old English 'spon'). The word appeared when tea drinking became fashionable in Europe around the 1600s.

Kelly Says

The teaspoon size is so standardized worldwide that it's actually used as a measurement unit in medicine and cooking across cultures—one teaspoon is always about 5 milliliters, making it one of the few universal measuring tools!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
☕️ ጥቁር ቡና እንደ ትንሽ እንሰሳ (tequr buna ende tinsh ensa)
teq-ur boo-na en-de tinsh en-sa
ARالعربية
ملعقة الشاي (malāqa ash-shāy)
mal-a-qah ash-shay
BNবাংলা
চা-চামচ (cha-chamach)
cha-cha-mach
CACatalà
cuilera de te
kwee-lee-ra deh teh
CSČeština
čajová lžička
cha-yo-va lzh-ee-chka
DADansk
te½ ske
teh-halv ske
DEDeutsch
Teelöffel
tsay-luf-el
ELΕλληνικά
κουτάλι τσαγιού (koutali tsaioy)
koo-ta-lee tsa-ee-oo
ESEspañol
cucharadita
koo-chah-dah-dee-tah
FAفارسی
قاشق چایخوری (qashq chay-khori)
qash-q chai-khori
FISuomi
teelusik
teh-loo-sik
FRFrançais
cuillère à café
kwee-lee-er ah kah-fay
GUGU
ચાની ચમચી (chaani chamchi)
cha-ani cham-chi
HAHA
gidan shayi
gee-dan shah-ee
HEעברית
כוסית תה (kuseit teh)
koo-seet teh
HIहिन्दी
चाय की छोटी चम्मच (chai ki chhoti chamach)
chai kee choti chammach
HUMagyar
teáskanál
te-as-ka-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
sendok teh
sen-dok teh
IGIG
ụtụ ụgbọ
oo-too oo-gbo
ITItaliano
cucchiaino da tè
koo-kkee-ah-noh dah teh
JA日本語
小さじ (chiisaji)
chee-ee-sah-jee
KKKK
шайырақ (shayiraq)
shay-ee-raq
KMKM
ស្មារតក ត្រី (s'martak trey)
s'mar-tak trey
KO한국어
찻숟가락 (chat-sut-ga-rak)
chat-sut-ga-rak
MRMR
चहाची छोटी चमच (chaachi chhoti chamch)
cha-achi cho-ti cham-ch
MSBahasa Melayu
sudu teh
soo-doo teh
MYမြန်မာ
ရန်ကုန် စကြာ (Yangon sakya)
yan-gon sak-ya
NLNederlands
theelepel
the-le-pel
NONorsk
teesteske
teh-es-keh
PAPA
ਚਾ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਚम्मਚ (cha da chhota chammach)
cha da cho-ta cham-mach
PLPolski
łyżeczka do herbaty
wush-cheh-tsa do her-ba-ty
PTPortuguês
colher de chá
koh-lehr deh shah
RORomână
lingură de ceai
ling-goo-ra deh chay
RUРусский
чайная ложка (chaynaya lozhka)
cha-y-naya loh-sh-ka
SVSvenska
te skopa
teh sko-pa
SWKiswahili
kikombe cha chai
kee-kom-be cha chai
TAதமிழ்
பொட்டி (potti)
pot-ti
TEతెలుగు
చక్కెర (chakkera)
chak-ke-ra
THไทย
ชาต (chaat)
chat
TLTL
kutsara ng tsaa
kuts-a-ra ng tsaa
TRTürkçe
çay kaşığı
cha-y ka-shee-gee
UKУкраїнська
чайна ложка (chayno lozhka)
cha-y-na loh-sh-ka
URاردو
چائے کا چمچہ (chai ka chamcha)
chai ka cham-cha
VITiếng Việt
muỗng cà phê
mwoong kah-fay
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀sẹ̀
eh-eh-ro eh-seh
ZH中文
茶匙 (cháchī)
cha-chee
ZUZU
isigqaba se-ntshay
ee-si-gqa-ba seh-n-tshay

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